At two o’clock a bank robber stole in. “This is a hold-up,” the man said loudly. He took a gun from under his jacket, pointing to George. “Hand it over!” George reached into his money-box and took all the bills from the top part --- close to six thousand dollars. The robber took them and turned to leave. Then, while everyone watched the robber, George calmly lifted the top part of the money-box, took bills from the bottom part and put them into his own pocket secretly. The door was shut and the bank robber was gone. George fainted（暈倒）. As soon as he was safely behind his bedroom door, George counted the money. He had eight thousand dollars. He was very happy.
The next morning, while the others were checking the bank’s records, George was asked to go to Mr. Burrow’s office and was introduced to Mr. Carruthers, who used to be president of the bank.
　　“Good morning, George, I was sorry to give you a hard time yesterday, but with all the banks being robbed these days I thought it would be a good idea to prove that our small bank can be robbed, too. I have retired （退休）, but I am always thinking of our bank. That’s why I played my little game yesterday, just to keep everyone on his toes（趾）. Now, I have put the money back in your money-box all six thousand.”
【小題1】 Which of the following do you think is TRUE?

A．George wanted to protect the money for the bank.

B．George had been thinking of taking money away.

C．This bank had been robbed several times.

D．Nobody knew the bank would be robbed that day.

【小題2】Why was George asked to go to Mr. Burrow’s office?

A．His stealing money was known to all.

B．Mr. Burrow wanted to say sorry to him.

C．Mr. Carruthers wanted to explain the whole thing to him.

D．Mr. Burrow wanted to tell him the money had been put back.

【小題3】 In this article “to keep everyone on his toes” means _________.

A．to make everyone work hard

B．to keep everyone standing straight

C．to make everyone do a kind of exercise

D．to keep everyone preparing for the coming danger

【小題4】 Which sentence can be used to end this story?

A．George turned cold with fear.

B．George turned red with anger（憤怒）.

C．George was pleased with the end.

D．George was excited with the end.

On very cold winter days , a group of Japanese children travelled a long way and arrived at a small island where nobody lived. After setting up a camp, they caught fish in the sea, and walked on the snow to find firewood , wild fruit and fresh water. Then they made a fire to do some cooking. They were not homeless children or modern Robinson. They were all pupils from a primary school and campers of special “ hardship (艱苦) camp”.
Every year primary and middle schools in Japan organize such camps to train the children’s spirit of bearing (忍受) hardship. Such places as thick forests and far-off mountains are chosen as camp places.
The Japanese education circles usually think it necessary to give children chances of suffering hardships. Children in Japan now may hardly find times of hardships, because of the rapid growth of national economy and improvement in the people’s living conditions. The experts think that such hardship camps can help children learn to live and develop in the struggle against nature in modern society.
It’s said that such hardship camps are warmly accepted by both Japanese school children and their parents.
【小題1】Many Japanese children set up camps in far-off mountains or forests to ____________.

A．be modern Robinson	B．experience hardships
C．stay away from the troubles at home	D．enjoy travelling

【小題2】Children in Japan now hardly find times of hardships because _________________.

A．they have too much homework to do every day.

B．their parents do most of the things for them

C．their living conditions are greatly improved

D．they don’t get out often

【小題3】It seems that hardship camps are _________ in Japan.

A．getting fewer and fewer	B．very popular
C．not necessary among the children	D．good to those who are homeless

【小題4】What one group of children did on a small island would help them to learn __________.

A．how to travel in places where nobody lived

B．a(chǎn)bout islands and seas

C．what to do at home or school

D．to live in the struggle against nature

【小題5】What does the underlined word “ spirit ” mean in Chinese in the second passage ?
態(tài)度              B. 精神               C. 狀態(tài)               D.  條件 

Watch a good teacher, and you will see that he does not sit still before his class: he stands the whole time he is teaching; he walks about, using his arms, hands and fingers to help him in his explanations, and his face to express feelings. Listen to him, and you will notice the loudness, the quality and the musical note of his voice always change according to what he is talking about.
The fact that a good teacher has some of the gifts(天賦) of a good actor doesn’t mean that he will indeed be able to act well on the stage, for there are very important differences between the teacher’s work and the actor’s. The actor has to speak words which he has learnt by heart; he has to repeat exactly the same words each time he plays a certain part, even his movements and the ways in which he uses his voice are usually fixed beforehand(預(yù)先). What he has to do is to make all these carefully learnt words and actions seem natural on the stage.
A good teacher works in quite a different way. His audience take an active part in his play: they ask and answer questions, they obey orders, and if they don’t understand something, they say so. The teacher therefore has to meet the needs of his audience, which is in his class. He cannot learn his part by heart, but must invent it as he goes along.
I have known many teachers who were fine actors in class but were unable to take part in a stage-play because they could not keep strictly to what another had written. 
【小題1】The word “audience” in the third paragraph means ________.

A．students

B．people who watch a play

C．people who are not on the stage

D．people who listen to something

【小題2】Students in a good teacher’s class are always ________.

A．a(chǎn)ctive

B．quiet

C．noisy

D．sad

【小題3】In what way is a teacher’s work different from an actor’s?

A．The teacher must learn everything by heart.

B．He knows how to control his voice better than an actor.

C．He has to deal with unexpected（未預(yù)料到）situations.

D．He has to use more facial expression.

【小題4】From the passage, we can infer(推斷) ________________.

A．Teachers have to learn by heart what they are going to say in class.

B．A teacher cannot decide beforehand what exactly he is going to say in class.

C．A teacher must speak louder than an actor.

D．A teacher must have a better memory than an actor.

Albert was an ordinary worker in an oil company in America. His workmates gave a nickname（綽號(hào)）“Four dollars a bucket of oil” below his name whenever and wherever he wrote down his name.
As time went by, people forgot his real name. Later, when Rockefeller, the board chairman(董事長(zhǎng))of the oil company, heard of it, he was very surprised, so he invited Albert to come to his office.
“Some people give you a nickname for ‘Four dollars a bucket’. Why aren’t you angry?” asked Rockefeller with some puzzlement in his eyes.
“Oh! Mr. Rockefeller! I like this nickname very much, because ‘Four dollars a bucket’ is our company’s advertisement. As long as someone calls me‘ Four dollars a bucket’ once, I think it’s free advertisement for our company. It’s not necessary for me to get angry. Don’t you think so , Mr. Rockefeller?”
“Oh! What a wonderful man!” Rockefeller said excitedly when hearing Albert’s words “Young man! Work harder, you must be successful in the future! I believe in you!”
Five years later, Albert became the second board chairman after Rockefeller.
Later Albert said in one of his reports, “I don’t think we should feel frustrated when we have no way to do the world-shaking things. We should treat every thing actively because maybe our future success will begin from a small thing!”
【小題1】What was Albert in The oil company at the beginning?

A．A worker.

B．An assistant.

C．A manager.

D．The second board chairman.

【小題2】Why wasn’t Albert angry about his nickname?

A．He liked to have a nickname.

B．It could make his workmates happy.

C．He could become famous.

D．It was a free advertisement for his company.

【小題3】What is the main idea of this passage?

A．Rockefeller asked young people to work harder.

B．It’s very important to do small things well.

C．You can’t get angry when someone calls your nickname.

D．You should make more advertisements for your company.

【小題4】What would be the best title for this passage?

A．I Believe in You	B．Albert and Rockefeller
C．Four Dollars a Bucket	D．The Second Board Chairman

What’s your favorite cartoon? It may be difficult for you to decide. But for pianist Lang Lang, Tom and Jerry is the best one.
When Lang was two years old, he saw Tom play the piano. This was his first time to enjoy western music and this experience encouraged him to learn to play the piano.
His talent at the keyboard has taken him from Shenyang to the world. Lang became a good piano student at three. Ever since, the boy has been doing better and better. In 1997, the 15-year-old boy studied at a famous American music college.
Lang’s performances are energetic. He is well-known for making facial （面部的）expressions and moving around while playing the piano.
The road to success has never been easy. Lang’s father stopped his job to look after him, while his mother stayed in Shenyang to make money. But Lang thinks himself lucky and believes he should give something back. He has helped the children in poor areas a lot.
【小題1】What made Langlang first enjoy western music?

A．When he played the piano at three.

B．When he saw Tom play the piano at two.

C．When he listened to the western music on the radio.

D．When his father taught him to read music.

【小題2】 How old was Langlang when he became a student of a famous American music college?

A．two

B．three

C．five

D．fifteen

【小題3】 What is Langlang famous for?

A．He is famous for playing the guitar.

B．He is famous for singing

C．He is famous for writing music.

D．He is famous for making facial （面部的）expressions and moving around while playing the piano.

【小題4】 Why did Langlang’s mother stay in Shenyang?

A．Because she liked Shenyang, she didn’t want to leave.

B．Because she had to look after Langlang’s grandparents.

C．Because she had to make money to pay for Langlang’s education.

D．Because she didn’t love her son.

【小題5】From the passage, we can say it _______ Langlang and his parents a lot of time to get success.

A．spent

B．paid

C．took

D．cost

Harry had a very small farm. He only had one cow but dreamed about having a large farm. He once asked his father Bill, “I’d like to have that land over there. How can I get it?” His father encouraged him to go and talk to the landowner(地主) to see how they could get the land. Harry said. “But we don’t have enough money.” His father said, “Don’t worry. Go and talk to him.”
Several years passed. Harry had not only the land, but also several hundred cows. He had a happy life with his wife.
Later, Harry’s wife, Sarah, had a dream. “I want to build the biggest farm in the world.” She said. They called their friend Manuel about this task. Three days later Manuel had a plan for the whole project. Then they asked, “How much will it cost?” Manuel said they needed a lot of money.
“Nobody will lend us so much money to build a farm,” they thought. But the manager of the bank trusted them and their dream.
A few months later, La manuel, the biggest farm in the world, was opened.
【小題1】The passage tells us that _________.

A． A poor farmer is always a poor farmer.

B． Making your dream come true depends on (依靠)yourself

C． A good friend can help you in doing everything

D． Talk with your friends before you do everything

【小題2】The reason why Harry got the land and many cows was _______.

A．he was rich

B．he got his help from his wife

C．he worked hard to get money

D．he borrowed money from the bank

【小題3】In order to(為了) make Sarah’s dream come true(實(shí)現(xiàn)),
Manuel _________.

A．made a careful plan	B．lent her quite a lot of money
C．bought the biggest farm for her.	D．didn’t like her dream

【小題4】The underlined word “trust” means ________.

A．know

B．understand

C．think

D．believe

【小題5】 From this passage, we can learn that ________.

A． Harry was a rich, energetic and clever man

B． Harry’s success comes from his dream amd working hard

C． Harry’s father and wife were both interested in making money

D． If you help others, you’ll get what you have paid

Once there was a king. He had two old ministers. One was kind and the other was bad. The bad minister often said bad words about the kind minister before the king. The king was very angry.
One day the king said to the bad minister, “Write two words on two pieces of paper. Write ‘live’ on one piece and ‘die’ on the other. Then put them in a jar and tell him to choose. If he takes out the paper with ‘live’ on it, I’ll let him go. If he takes out the paper with ‘die’ on it, I’ll kill him at once. ”
The bad minister was quite happy. He got two pieces of paper ready. He wrote ‘die’ on each piece of paper.
The kind old man came. He knew the bad minister wanted to kill him. He also knew the words on the two pieces were both “die”. But he knew what to do. Later the king had to keep his word and let the old minister go. Do you know what the kind man did about this at that time?
He chose a piece of paper and ate it, When they saw the word “die” on the other piece, the king and other ministers thought the word on the piece that the kind man had eaten must be “l(fā)ive”, so he saved his own life by his cleverness .
【小題1】The king was angry with ________.

A．himself	B．the kind minister
C．the bad minister	D．a(chǎn)ll the ministers

【小題2】 Who was told to write “l(fā)ive” and “die”?

A．The king.	B．The bad minister .
C．The kind minister.	D．The two ministers.

【小題3】 The kind minister would ________ if he chose the paper with “l(fā)ive” on it.

A．die

B．live

C．give it back

D．run

【小題4】 There is no “l(fā)ive” on both pieces of paper because ________.

A．The kind minister didn’t want it

B．the bad minister couldn’t write the word

C．the king told the bad minister not to write it

D．the bad minister hated the kind minister and wanted to kill him

【小題5】 ________ must be disappointed in the end.

A．The king	B．The kind minister
C．The bad minister	D．All the other ministers

One morning, Mr. Smith came into the garden at the back of his house. He saw so much snow in the garden. Mr. Smith wanted to take his car out, so he asked a man to clean the road from his garage (車庫(kù)) to the gate. He said to the man, “Don't throw any snow on the side. It will damage(破壞) the flowers in my garden, and don't throw any on the other side, because it will damage the wall. And don't throw any into the street, because the policeman will come.” Then he went out.
When he came back, the road was clean. There was no snow on the flowers, or the wall or the street. But when he opened the garage to get his car out, he saw: the garage was full of snow, the snow from the road, and his car was under the snow.
【小題1】In the morning Mr. Smith found ______ was full of snow.

A．his garden

B．his garage

C．his house

D．his car

【小題2】He wanted a man to clean the road because ______.

A．He didn't like the snow.

B．He liked the very much.

C．He wanted to take his car out.

D．He often asks the man to clean the road.

【小題3】Where was Mr. Smith's car?

A．Under the snow.	B．In the street.
C．In the garden.	D．In the back of the garage.

Watch a good teacher, and you will see that he does not sit still before his class: he stands the whole time he is teaching; he walks about, using his arms, hands and fingers to help him in his explanations, and his face to express feelings. Listen to him, and you will notice the loudness, the quality and the musical note of his voice always change according to what he is talking about.
The fact that a good teacher has some of the gifts(天賦) of a good actor doesn’t mean that he will indeed be able to act well on the stage, for there are very important differences between the teacher’s work and the actor’s. The actor has to speak words which he has learnt by heart; he has to repeat exactly the same words each time he plays a certain part, even his movements and the ways in which he uses his voice are usually fixed beforehand(預(yù)先). What he has to do is to make all these carefully learnt words and actions seem natural on the stage.
A good teacher works in quite a different way. His audience take an active part in his play: they ask and answer questions, they obey orders, and if they don’t understand something, they say so. The teacher therefore has to meet the needs of his audience, which is in his class. He cannot learn his part by heart, but must invent it as he goes along.
I have known many teachers who were fine actors in class but were unable to take part in a stage-play because they could not keep strictly to what another had written. 
【小題1】The word “audience” in the third paragraph means ________.

A．students

B．people who watch a play

C．people who are not on the stage

D．people who listen to something

【小題2】Students in a good teacher’s class are always ________.

A．a(chǎn)ctive

B．quiet

C．noisy

D．sad

【小題3】 In what way is a teacher’s work different from an actor’s?

A．The teacher must learn everything by heart.

B．He knows how to control his voice better than an actor.

C．He has to deal with unexpected（未預(yù)料到）situations.

D．He has to use more facial expression.

【小題4】From the passage, we can infer(推斷) ________________.

A．Teachers have to learn by heart what they are going to say in class.

B．A teacher cannot decide beforehand what exactly he is going to say in class.

C．A teacher must speak louder than an actor.

D．A teacher must have a better memory than an actor.

Today, roller-skating is easy and fun. But a long time ago, it wasn’t easy at all. Before 1750, no one had any ideas of roller-skating. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. He liked to make things and play the violin in his free time. Joseph Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams. People called him a dreamer.
One day Merlin was invited to a party. He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think how to make an amazing entrance at the party. He had an idea. He thought everyone at the party would show much interest if he could skate into the room.
Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skates. Merlin was proud of his invention and dreamed of arrived at the party on wheels while playing the violin.
On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room playing his violin. Everyone was surprised to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates. He rolled on and on. Suddenly, he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall. The mirror fell down, breaking into pieces. Merlin’s idea was so good that nobody forgot his special entrance for a long time. But could he find out a way to stop his roller skates?
【小題1】People thought Merlin was a dreamer because he __________.

A．dreamed day and night	B．liked making things
C．was an interesting man	D．was full of strange ideas.

【小題2】Merlin wanted to _________, so he put wheels under his shoes.

A．play the violin well	B．a(chǎn)rrive at the party sooner
C．be taller than the others	D．surprise the people at the party

【小題3】What did the writer want to tell us in the last paragraph(段落)？

A．Merlin made a lot of trouble.

B．Roller skates should be improved.

C．The people were angry with Merlin.

D．Merlin was strong enough to break the mirror into pieces.

【小題4】Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Nothing happened to Merlin at the party.

B．Merlin made a surprising entrance that day.

C．No one noticed Merlin when he entered the room.

D．Merlin couldn’t sleep well because he dreamed a lot.